Nova Scotia premier says miniseries about Canada must be corrected
HALIFAX — The premier of Nova Scotia has added his voice to a growing chorus of complaints about a TV docu-drama about Canada’s history.
Stephen McNeil said the CBC program, “Canada: The Story of Us,” was wrong to assert that the country’s first permanent European settlement was established in 1608 near what is now Quebec City.
The premier said the history of Canada started three years earlier, when French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a settlement at Port Royal, N.S., now a national historic site in his riding.
“The history of Canada started in 1605 in Port Royal when (Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Henri) Membertou welcomed Champlain here in peace and friendship,” the premier said Thursday after making an announcement in Fall River, N.S.